diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9468730ea..c96e31261 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, const char** argv)
 {
-  int status = 0;
+  int status {0};
 
   // Lightweight version checking that doesn't require initialization or any I/O.
   if (argc == 2 && !strcmp (argv[1], "--version"))